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-la parada
-el paradero -ir a parar -la escala/hacer escala |
-stop for pub. transport
-whereabouts -to end up, whereabouts -stop for air/sea transport |
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-cruzar
-atravesar -el cruce -la cruz |
- to cross from one side to another
-to go/pass through something -crossroad/intersection, cross breed -religious cross |
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-el piso
-el apartamento/departamento -la planta -el suelo -la vivienda |
-spnam = floor; spn = apartment
-spnam, apartment -number of levels/stories -soil, inside finished floor -housing |
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-arrojar
-tirar -echar -lanzar -botar |
-to throw with violence
-to throw away, with damage -throw gently, evict, fire -throwing a certain distance -throw away, fire, evict, bounce |
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-extranar
-echar de menos -anorar -perder |
-SpnAm = to miss/suprise
-Spn = to miss -literary, nostalgia -not arriving on time/failing to understand |
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-desnudo
-estar en cueros -descalzo/descalzarse -nudo -el nudista -desnudarse -desvestirse |
-naked, nude
-colloquial -barefoot -literary -nudist -more pop. undress -undress |
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-dar un examen
-sufrir un examen -examinarse de -aprobar (pasar) un examen -suspender |
-SpnAm = take an exam
-to take an exam -to take an exam -to pass an exam - to fail, used with 'a' |
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-la eleccion
-escoger -optar por -elegir -seleccionar |
-choice, election
-choosing the best -choice or pref. expressed as a decision -clear pref. btwn a small number -care and comparison, large group |
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-marcharse
-salir -abandonar -irse -dejar |
-SpnAm, leaving a place
-to exit/to go out of -literary, leave someone -to leave a place -to leave someone/thing |
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-cochino
-puerco -asqueroso -sucio -inmundo -mugriento |
-filthy (pig)
-filthy (pig) -disgusting/filthy -dirty/filthy -unclean/filthy/dirty -filthy/greasy |
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-suave
-blando -mullido -muelle |
-smooth to touch, soft - pleasing to sense
-not hard -comfort for physical objects -physical things and circumstances |
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-romper a
-echar(se) a -empezar a -comenzar a |
-sudden beginning
-begin with verbs of motion, with the se for suddenness with verbs of emotion -both lack specific emphasis |
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-disfrutar a sus anchas
-disfrutar de -gozar de |
-to enjoy freely, have a good time
-to have use of/benefit from (ie priveledges -real pleasure or joy |
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-rezar
-orar -el rezo -hacer una oracion -la plegaria |
-to pray (aloud)
-formal/lit; aloud or silently -prayer (less common) -prayer more common -when favor is sought |
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-el bizcocho
-el pastel -la tarta |
-cake (pound/sponge)
-sing. = large pastry/cake, pl. small individual pastries; also meat filled pie -Spn. cake with more layers, fruit pie |
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-el muro
-la muralla -la pared -el paredon -la tapia -el tabique -el malecon |
-masonry wall
-protective wall -standard wall -wall in ruins -garden wall -partition -sea wall |
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-levantar
-alzar -elevar -izar -erguir |
-move lower to higher posit.
-literary -mechanics/physics -flag/bannar/sail -body or body part |
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-traer/venir
-llevar/ir |
-motion towards the speaker
-motion away from the speaker |
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-latir
-batir -pegar -ganar |
-normal heart beat
-mixing ingredients/vigorous heart beating; break a record -to hit/injure -to beat someone/win |
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-el asombro
-asombrar -pasmar -maravillar -sorprender |
-astonisment/amazement
-to amaze -intense state of amazement; stunned -awe -suprised |
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-la almohada
-la almohadilla -el almohadon -el cojin |
-bed pillow/for head
-small cushion -large pillow/cushion -small pillow/cushion |
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-bonito
-hermoso -bello -lindo -guapo |
-superficially pretty
-deep beauty -artistic beauty -spnam - hermoso; spn - bonito -handsome |
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-aparecer
-asomarse a -comparecer |
-come into sight
-appear at a window/opening -appear before a judge/official |
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-chillar
-gritar -alborotar -vocear -ladrar -maullar -mugir -ronronear |
-shriek, shout loudly
-scream, verbal messages -noise/ruckus -shout/advertise -to bark -to meow -to moo -to purr |
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-retrasar
-atrasar -demorar -retardar |
-delay/lateness, mental retardation
-delay/lateness -written spn, admin lang -decrease in speed, put off/postpone |
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-la majaderia
-el disparate -la tonteria -la estupidez -la locura |
-all mean foolish act/statement
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-el muchacho
-el chaval(a) -el nino -el nene -el chico -el bebe -el joven -el infante(a) -el adolescente |
-young child, adolescent/teen
-Spn. = nino/muchacho -any child up to puberty -baby -child -infant/nursing baby -teenager -heir to Spn. throne -adolescent |
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-morir
-fallecer -perecer -expirar -estirar la pata |
-objective reporting of death
-euphimism -perish, die in violent manner -euph. last mom. of life -kick the bucket |
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-more careful or thorough than bas verb
-repition, redoing |
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-la ramita/la rama/el ramo
-el gorro/la gorra -el charco/la charca -el leno/la lena -el gimnasio/la gimnasia |
-twig/branch/smaller branch
-cap, bonnet/cap w/ visor -puddle/pool -log/firewood -gymnasium/gymnastics |
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-la fila
-la hilera -la linea -alinear -el renglon -la raya -la cola/hacer cola |
-straight line of ppl
-trees, inanimate obj -line -to line up -written line -stripe/line on page -tail, line up waiting |
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-el timbre
-el cascabel -la campana -el cencerro -la campanilla |
-spring/electric bell
-bell with ball inside, cat bell -large bronze church like bell -farm animals (cow bell) -handbell |
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-depierto
-(d)espabilado -listo/vivo |
-w/ estar = to be awake
-alert -intelligent, clever, sly |
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-la calle
-la carretera -la autovia -el carril -el peaje -la autopista -la autopista de peaje -el camino -la via |
-public thoroughfare in town
-highway/major road -new freeway more lanes than carretera -lane (spn) -toll -freeway/turnpike -toll road -road path -lane (spnam) |
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-el lugar
-el sitio -el paraje -el local -la localidad |
-place
-place where something is kept -secluded, deserted, remote place -indoors, business estab. -"town" |
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-la punta
-el punto -en punto -a punto -estar a pundo de + inf -poner a punto |
-sharp pointed end
-point in time -specific hour, sharp -on time, punctual -to be about to do something -to tune up, adjust, get something ready |
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-arrollar
-atropellar -aplastar -aniquilar |
-roll over something
-to run over with a car -crush or flatten -to totally destroy |
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-poner
-meter -colocar -introducir |
-to put/place
-put something within -put in approp. place -small, like key in lock |
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-acosar
-perseguir -importunar -molestar -hostigar |
-presistant/contin. persuing
-ppl. or goals -importune/annoy -annoy, bother, pester -lash or whip, harass |
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-la escapatoria
-escapar(se) -la fuga/fugarse -la huida/huir -la evasion/evadirse |
-the getaway, escape route
-flee, rapid escape w/ place -flight, escape rapidly -notion of concealment of action |
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-poder
-el poder -la potencia -la fuerza |
-to be able, power to act
-power -measurable mechan./elec energy -physical strength to accomplish something |
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-darse cuenta de
-caer en la cuenta -realizar |
-become aware of something
-stresses suddenness -accomplish/achieve |
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-el dolor
-doler -el sufrimiento/sufrir -el padecimidento/padecer -pasar |
-pain, ache
-to have a pain (de+noun) -phys/ment suffering; without complaint -phys/ment suffering, for a long time -w/ hambre, sed, dolor, anguistas, calor |
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-regalar/hacer un regalo
-el regalo -el don -el presente -el obsequio -el donativo -la dadiva |
-give a gift
-gift/present -natural gift or talent -ceremonial gift -to gain favor of recipient -private gift of money to institution -freely given, to ppl of lower social position |
